Word: brownback
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...BROWNBACK (R) SENIOR SENATE (OPEN SEAT...
...Brownback was a persistent budget cutter during his freshman term in the House, introducing a bill to mandate independent audits of Congress and calling for a constitutional evaluation of all federal programs. He beat appointed Senator Sheila Frahm--who took over for Bob Dole in June--in the G.O.P. primary, despite Frahm's backing by retiring Senator Nancy Kassebaum, and he's taking his conservative agenda to the general election...
...Docking's name carries weight in Kansas politics--husband Thomas was Lieutenant Governor in the mid-1980s, and both her father-in-law and grandfather-in-law served as Governor. A moderate Democrat--her pro-choice views may give G.O.P. moderates a safe haven from staunchly antiabortion opponent Sam Brownback--she wants to cut federal spending gradually and has a detailed plan for saving Social Security...
Though opponent Jim Ryun would beat him at the mile, Frieden might win a marathon--he has completed five. What he really wants to win, though, is this race for the seat being vacated by Sam Brownback. A self-described moderate, Friedan describes the proposed G.O.P. attempt to slow Medicare growth as "crippling." He has traveled throughout eastern Kansas, meeting with citizens at "Table Talks" to listen to their concerns. Frieden gives the Democrats a chance to break the G.O.P.'s two-year monopoly on Kansas seats in the U.S. House...
...future, saying he wants to return to the principles of the Founding Fathers. He has done some grass-roots campaigning with his wife and children, but he has to keep it up to win this seat, which was Democratic for 20 out of 24 years before Sam Brownback took it in the 1994 election. For Ryun, the athlete and politician, this race could come down to a sprint in the home stretch...